Tea Light holder - Top coat?

I made 2 tea light holders from a tree that fell in my front yard a few years ago. The wood was spalted and looks great.

Anyway i already rubbed 2 coats of BLO on them and was planing on spraying them with lacquer to finish it off.

My question is – Is lacquer flammable when dry? I have heard and read a lot of warnings about lacquer i just didn’t know if this only applied when it was being sprayed or at all times. I obviously don’t want my christmas present to catch on fire and burn my in-laws house down.

PS How would Shellac hold up? Something else?

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I prefer not putting any laquer on the wood I have collected from our property. I just did 3 coats of linseed oil on our cherry tealight candle holders. It holds up nicely and it is easy to clean and reapply if needed.